En låt for lørdagskvelden. Her er vi i Oi-land, Condemned 84 er et ekte skinheadband som har holdt det gående siden tidlig 80-tall. Har hatt trøbbel med bookinger på grunn av et rykte om bråk. Selv sier de: ”People who come to our gigs don’t come for trouble they come to have a good time, dance their boots off, get pissed and sing their hearts out. It seems certain people are afraid of us for some reason. We ain’t a political band, we’re a patriotic band and play for and to the people we want to play to. Not to trendy posers, but to the people who have stood by through think and thin.”

I remember in the 70’s Doc Marten Boots & Levi Jeans Standing on the terraces row upon row you couldn’t catch me on your video show The old bill never had it sussed the fighting was planned by all of us We couldn’t afford trainers and designer clothes We didn’t go to football for a pose

No fences, no cameras in the 70’s Just fanatical fans royal to please When Saturday comes Amblushing coaches and stoning trains If you were nicked you’d get the blame Protect your end till the very last man In those days a court case didn’t mean a ban Wear the uniform of aggro every Saturday Rucking on the terraces home and away When Saturday comes it’s the time of fun Stay loyal to your mates and never run

Noddy har sagt i et intervju at:
“The football thing just started accidentally at one gig when they started singing on their own. We’ve always done this football thing, asking them what team they support and asking for the local chant. One night they just started singing” You’ll Never Walk Alone.’ We stood there and the audience took over. It was tremendous. We’ve kept it in ever since. It was the audience’s idea not ours.
I watch it on the TV but don’t go to matches. I used to watch Walsall and Wolverhampton when I was a kid, but I don’t have time now.
The whole aura of it fascinates me. I saw a clip of some Liverpool supporters at Wembley singing ’You’ll Never Walk Alone’ with all their scarves up, and it knocked me out. Just like one of our gigs.
I’m sure that we appeal to the kids that go to football matches. They support us and they support Slade. I’m sure at least 75 per cent of our fans are football fans.
We get letters from, say Liverpool, which say All we live for is Slade and Liverpool Football Club. Or it might be Slade and Sheffield United, or Slade and Birmingham, or Slade and Spurs.”

Til oktobernummeret av Q magazine i 1999 sa Strummer: I realised that I was a phoney. I realised that I didn’t care about anything in the whole universe except for the fact: that Tony Adams should be captain for the England football team. I am a Chelsea fan, have been since about 1971 or so. But when I look at him there’s something great about the man. When you’re watching a team on the field they also represent your culture, your tribe. Also, not a lot of people know this: he plays the piano. A lot better than me for instance, although that wouldn’t make much. What I am saying is that he’s remarkable and shouldn’t be taken for granted.

England is used to worship a brand new band every now and then and throw them away into the ten following minutes. That’ s a vicious behaviour but symptomatic of one certain illness which corrupts the UK. I’ ve written one song about that which is called “Tony Adams” : No one in this f*****g country rose up when he was denied the England armband, whilst he was winning his own fight against alcoholism. People might imagine footy is mundane, sometimes mundane stuff are important. We need people like Tony Adams. At the opposite, England is used to get rid of these kind of people, that’ s disgusting, fortalte han franske Télérama.